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What Do You Do When Life Falls Apart? With Gretta Ray

September 2, 2026 · 46 min

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At some point, you'll probably face what we on the pod call a Diabolical Quarter -- a time in your life when everything falls apart and you just can't catch a break.

Singer-songwriter Gretta Ray knows about these seasons of life all too well. Just 48 hours after moving to London -- ready to take next big leap in her career -- Gretta ended up in hospital and diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. Then came a break up, a flight home to Australia, and a long recovery process. 

So, we wanted to ask Gretta: what do you do when shit really hits the fan? How do you rebuild from that?

Gretta's album Heartsong is out on October 30.

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